Can't Get Enough (Barry White album)
| Can't Get Enough | ||||
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| Studio album by Barry White | ||||
| Released | August 6, 1974 | |||
| Genre | R&B, disco, soul | |||
| Length | 31:23 | |||
| Label | 20th Century | |||
| Producer | Barry White | |||
| Barry White chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B- [2] |
Can't Get Enough is the self-produced third album by American R&B singer Barry White, released in 1974 on the 20th Century label. In 2003, the album was ranked number 281 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[3]
History
The album topped the R&B albums chart, his third to do so. It also topped the Billboard 200 and peaked at #4 on the UK Albums Chart. The album included two Billboard R&B number-one singles, "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" and "You're the First, the Last, My Everything". Both were also successful on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #1 and #2 respectively. Both singles were also hits on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #8 and #1 respectively. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on March 19, 1996 by Island/Mercury Records.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Barry White, except where noted.
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Mellow Mood (Pt. I)" (Barry White, Tom Brock, Robert Taylor) | 1:53 | ||||||||
| 2. | "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" (Barry White, Tony Sepe, Peter Sterling Radcliffe) | 4:37 | ||||||||
| 3. | "I Can't Believe You Love Me" | 10:23 | ||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 4. | "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" | 4:31 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Oh Love, Well We Finally Made It" | 3:54 | ||||||||
| 6. | "I Love You More Than Anything (In This World Girl)" | 5:02 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Mellow Mood (Pt. II)" (Barry White, Tom Brock, Robert Taylor) | 1:23 | ||||||||
Charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak [4][5] |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 1 |
| UK Albums Chart | 4 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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| US [4] |
US R&B [4] |
US Dan [4] |
UK [5] | ||
| 1974 | "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" | 1 | 1 | — | 8 |
| "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
See also
- List of number-one albums of 1974 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1974 (U.S.)
References
- ↑ Cook, Stephen. Can't Get Enough > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Can't Get Enough > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- ↑ "The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "US Charts > Barry White". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "UK Charts > Barry White". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
| Preceded by Not Fragile by Bachman–Turner Overdrive |
Billboard 200 number-one album October 26 – November 1, 1974 |
Succeeded by So Far by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
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